Global Poetry Day Celebrations Honor Jonas Mekas Across 30+ Institutions
In September 2024, the Centre Pompidou in Paris will celebrate Poetry Day globally, paying tribute to the avant-garde filmmaker and poet Jonas Mekas (1922–2019). More than thirty institutions around the world, including museums and cinemas, are involved in this event. The Pompidou is featuring Mekas's last film, 'Requiem' (2019), until September 22 as part of the Extra! festival. Key locations participating include ZEBULON, Gwangju Independent Film Theater, and the Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center. Special exhibitions, such as 'Memories of Jonas Mekas' in Paris and others in Tehran, will be showcased. On September 15, MAS Movico Art Space in Italy presented 'Birth of a Nation / Made for Denis,' while Fondazione ICA Milano will show 'Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania' and 'WTC Haikus' on September 17. Mekas was the founder of Film Culture magazine and Anthology Film Archives.
Key facts
- Centre Pompidou organized global Poetry Day for Jonas Mekas in September 2024.
- Over thirty institutions worldwide participate in the celebrations.
- Mekas's final film 'Requiem' (2019) is screened at Pompidou until September 22.
- 'Requiem' was previously shown at the Venice Biennale.
- Participating venues include Gwangju Independent Film Theater, ZEBULON, Seoul Art Cinema, Close-Up Film Centre.
- Lithuanian institutions include Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center, National Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema.
- Special exhibitions in Paris and Tehran are dedicated to Mekas.
- Fondazione ICA Milano screens 'Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania' and 'WTC Haikus' on September 17.
Entities
Artists
- Jonas Mekas
- Andy Warhol
- George Maciunas
- Michel Auder
- Yuki Nagae
- Naoko Tamura
- John Giorno
- Charles Baudelaire
- Patti Smith
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou
- Anthology Film Archives
- Film Culture
- The Shed
- Venice Biennale
- Gwangju Independent Film Theater
- ZEBULON
- Seoul Art Cinema
- Close-Up Film Centre
- Serpentine Cinéma
- Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center
- National Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema
- Jonas Mekas and Adolfas Mekas Heritage Study Centre
- Archivio Conz
- Filmform / The Art Film & Video Archive
- Institut français / Kyoto Vutter Kohen
- Theater Image Forum
- L'Esperluète
- Jurgis Bielinis Library
- Festival Actoral + CipM
- Couvent de la Cômerie
- FICBUEU – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Bueu
- Microscope Gallery
- Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
- MO Museum
- JAM FACTORY Art Center
- Fonds de dotation agnès
- Re:Voir / The Film Gallery
- Pejman Foundation – Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre
- MAS Movico Art Space
- Fondazione ICA Milano
- Extra!
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Los Angeles
- Seoul
- London
- United Kingdom
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Biržai
- Berlin
- Germany
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Shibuya
- Tokyo
- Chartres
- Marseille
- Pontevedra
- Spain
- Vaduz
- Liechtenstein
- Lviv
- Ukraine
- Tehran
- Iran
- Brescia
- Italy
- Milan
- Hamburg
- SoHo